3. SHINSAI  (1764-1820) The Temple's Gate. (Sold)

3. SHINSAI (1764-1820) The Temple's Gate. (Sold)

RYŪRYŪKYO SHINSAI  (1764-1820)

A couple passing under the gate leading to a temple.
Behind them one of the two monumental statues of a Niō
positioned on both sides of the entrance.

Woodblock color print with metallic pigments details
Kokonotsugiriban surimono, 13,6x19 cm
Signed: Shinsai ga
Poems by Chikuyotei Shin’ei and Kasumi Sakato
Privately published
c. 1805

Provenance: Galerie Bères, Paris

Another surimono by Shinsai with a similar subject is illustrated
in Mirviss. The Frank Lloyd Wright Collection, no. 214.

Illustrated in our catalogue Surimono. Hokusai-Shinsai-Hokkei-Gakutei, 
September 2024, no. 3.

Fine impression, very good color and condition


Status: Sold

Item: D 494